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Julia Lerner

Staff Reporter

A profile photo of Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu.
Elections

County Executive: Sidhu feels confident in his middle-of-the-road approach

Incumbent touts broad cultural perspective as political strength
Sept. 6, 2023 4:45 p.m.
Wendy Harris' mugshot in black and white shows her smiling at the camera.
News Obituaries

Environmental ‘rabble-rouser’ spent lifetime fighting for clean water

Longtime Blaine resident Wendy Harris died on Aug. 31
Updated Sept. 6, 2023 2:16 p.m.
A red missing poster created by the family of Sam Rivers, a 20-year-old Sequim woman with black short hair holds up a chocolate milkshake.
Local

Missing Sequim woman last seen in Bellingham in late August

20-year-old Samantha Rivers was visiting friends; father walking streets to find her
Sept. 4, 2023 1:08 p.m.
A vintage photo of IWW members posing together for a group photo in the forest.
Business

Radicals and red cards: Wobblies’ support for workers is decades deep

Wobblies have been in the Whatcom-Skagit region since the early 1900s
Sept. 2, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Employees from three separate Bellingham Starbucks locations gathered at the Iowa & King drive-thru location with signs and banners supporting their strikes.
Business

Recent Wobbly protests and union efforts in Whatcom, Skagit Counties

Several businesses and organizations filed and certified union agreements in last two years
Sept. 2, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Three bears recently visited Lynnea Flarry's patio in Whatcom County.
Environment

Wildlife officials tracking three ‘habituated’ bears around Ferndale

Mother bear, cubs may need to be 'lethally removed'
Sept. 1, 2023 6:09 p.m.
A biker cycles by as an excavator drops riprap armor along the levee of the Skagit River.
Flooding

Skagit levee repairs reduce anxiety for residents before next flood season

5 levee repair projects in Skagit underway this summer
Aug. 28, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Laurie Rudock lays flowers at a makeshift memorial on top of bouquets of flowers.
Indigenous Affairs

Tokitae’s ashes to return to Lummi Nation after necropsy

Tribal members will drum in Georgia after cremation
Aug. 24, 2023 11:07 a.m.
An aerial view of Jello Mold Farm on 5 acres in Mount Vernon has a large red barn overlooking the farmland.
Business

Can Skagit County farmlands and ag businesses coexist?

Proposed new rules reveal rifts in rural identity and purpose
Aug. 22, 2023 11:19 a.m.
Tokitae, the famed Southern Resident orca in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium, performing in front of a large crowd.
Indigenous Affairs

Supporters push for Tokitae’s return to Salish Sea after necropsy

Shock, outrage follow unexpected death of famed Southern Resident orca
Updated Aug. 22, 2023 2:41 p.m.
Tokitae, the famed Southern Resident orca in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium, performing in front of a large crowd.
Breaking News

Famed Southern Resident orca Tokitae dies in captivity

57-year-old killer whale was preparing to return to Salish Sea
Updated Aug. 18, 2023 7:53 p.m.
An aerial view of the stream flowing through Whatcom County.
Environment

Tests confirm B.C. waters contaminated Nooksack River

Bacteria counts were more than 200 times water quality standards
Aug. 18, 2023 3:31 p.m.

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